| CNS | central nervous system |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| EAE | experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis |
| HERVs | human endogenous retroviruses |
| KRAB-ZFPs | Krüppel-associated box domain zinc finger proteins |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor kB |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| MSRV | multiple sclerosis retrovirus |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PRR | pattern recognition receptor |
| SETDB1 | SET domain bifurcated histone lysine methyltrasferase 1 |
| SYN1 | syncytin 1 |
| SYN2 | syncytin 2 |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TRIM28 | tripartite motif containing 28 |
| TLR | toll-like receptor |